Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 75.3% more expensive than Stara Zagora.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Stara Zagora, you would:
pay 48.7% less for restaurants
Stara Zagora
|
Beijing
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.30
BGN14.67
|
$4.15
CN¥29.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.64
BGN11.73
|
$5.54
CN¥39.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
BGN2.42
|
$0.50
CN¥3.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
BGN1.57
|
$0.31
CN¥2.20
|
|
pay 4.0% more for groceries
Stara Zagora
|
Beijing
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
BGN1.62
|
$1.43
CN¥10.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.87
BGN6.84
|
$6.83
CN¥48.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.75
BGN11.92
|
$7.46
CN¥52.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
BGN5.54
|
$1.75
CN¥12.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
BGN5.61
|
$1.44
CN¥10.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
BGN1.09
|
$0.96
CN¥6.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
BGN1.47
|
$0.79
CN¥5.63
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
BGN1.37
|
$0.87
CN¥6.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
BGN1.95
|
$0.58
CN¥4.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
BGN0.83
|
$0.37
CN¥2.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
BGN0.82
|
$0.49
CN¥3.45
|
|
pay 17.5% less for transportation
Stara Zagora
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.52
BGN9.75
|
$4.35
CN¥30.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.21
BGN58.66
|
$34.62
CN¥245.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,614.17
BGN50,538.35
|
$20,773.90
CN¥147,359.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
BGN11.15
|
$4.68
CN¥33.21
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Stara Zagora
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.93
BGN14.01
|
$13.59
CN¥96.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$207.58
BGN366.63
|
$969.73
CN¥6,878.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$166.07
BGN293.31
|
$561.86
CN¥3,985.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.37
BGN129.59
|
$42.17
CN¥299.13
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for childcare
Stara Zagora
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$221.42
BGN391.08
|
$836.50
CN¥5,933.69
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,774.43
BGN8,432.59
|
$25,256.69
CN¥179,158.30
|
|
pay 45.7% more for entertainment and sports
Stara Zagora
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.66
BGN2.93
|
$1.38
CN¥9.82
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.97
BGN3.48
|
$3.73
CN¥26.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.21
BGN5.67
|
$3.46
CN¥24.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.76
BGN47.26
|
$62.16
CN¥440.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.20
BGN12.71
|
$8.31
CN¥58.94
|
|
pay 31.9% more for clothing
Stara Zagora
|
Beijing
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.85
BGN96.87
|
$65.57
CN¥465.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.37
BGN34.22
|
$35.21
CN¥249.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.72
BGN142.57
|
$85.31
CN¥605.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.27
BGN164.74
|
$112.58
CN¥798.60
|
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